Co-Department Head Occupational Therapy - (Inpatient Area)

Zofingen

Key information

Publication date:16 January 2026
Workload:100%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Zofingen

Job summary

Join our team at Spital Zofingen, a leader in healthcare. We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Tasks

Provide treatment for patients with palliative and geriatric conditions.
Lead the inpatient therapy team while collaborating with outpatient services.
Oversee departmental finances and contribute to interdisciplinary processes.

Skills

Completed Ergotherapy training with SRK recognition or a Bachelor's degree.
Strong organizational and leadership skills with a team-oriented approach.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and fluent in German, with additional languages preferred.

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Your Tasks

Treatment of predominantly inpatient patients with palliative and geriatric medical conditions as well as extrapyramidal motor disorders
Participation in outpatient hand therapy is possible
Personnel management of the inpatient team
Overall planning overview of all inpatient occupational therapy specialist areas, support of the coordination-responsible employees if necessary

In close cooperation with the co-leader in the outpatient area, you also take on: - Responsibility for the finances and controlling of the department

Promotion of the professional development of the department (collaboration with practice development)
Participation in the development of interdisciplinary processes
Supervision of students is possible

Your Profile

You are an organizational talent and have successfully completed training as an occupational therapist with SRK recognition or a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy. Ideally, you already have several years of leadership experience, combined with high social competence and enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration. As a committed and empathetic personality, you value teamwork, are proactive, resilient, and flexible. You like to take responsibility and are used to working independently.

Additional skills:

High sense of responsibility and high flexibility
High quality and service awareness
Openness to change processes
Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
Situational and differentiated communication skills
Conceptual, analytical, and networked thinking
Solution-oriented and implementation-strong personality
Good Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Very good German skills
Foreign language skills (preferably English, Italian, French)

Applications from job placement agencies cannot be considered for this position!

Personal, Familiar, Competent

In the regional and supraregional health network, Zofingen Hospital holds an important position. With over 750 employees and various partner organizations, we ensure the medical care of the population and have additionally specialized in high-quality geriatric medicine.

Mr. Toni Kirschner, Head of Therapies